Knobster Set Up with ​Air Manager

Note: You may encounter windows protection warnings on launch of the installer. Click "More Info" and accept launching the file.Mac Users: There is no Mac installer so you need to use a windows computer to complete this step. Once installed the Knobster should be recognized by Air Manager 3.4 or later on the Mac

Note: It will not install if Air Manager, ArdSim, ArdSimX, or SimVim is currently running. The installer will not show a port in the "select COM port" popup menu.

In rare cases you may need to disconnect all other USB serial devices and reboot your computer before the COM port will be recognized. In some cases you may want to install the Arduino software on another windows computer if that seems easier. Knobster should work fine after the software is installed either way.

1. Connect your Knobster Nano to your computer using a USB cable and run the installer. The installer should automatically detect your connected Arduino's.2. Verify the COM port. If you have more than one com port shown, try disconnecting Knobster and see which one goes away so you can verify which is the correct one to select.3. Verify the correct Arduino board type (select Knobster Nano)4. Select the channel. Each Arduino of the same type should have a unique channel assigned to it. Use A if you have no other Arduinos connected.5. Click install and wait until the installer is done.

​When completed your installer window should look like this below and your Knobster is ready for use:

Open Air Manager 3.4 or later

Click the Devices tab. After a short time you should see Knobster (A) shown in bold type in the devices list. This means things are connected and working. If it doesn't show up in 20-40 seconds check to be sure you have selected automatic Arduino connection in the Air Manager Settings tab under General Settings as shown below.

Select an Air Manager panel with dials to control from the Panels tab list of Panels ( this is required for each Panel you want to use Knobster with)

Scroll down the Settings pane on the right( below the panel layout preview images) until you see the Knobster popup. Click to change Knobster disabled and select Knobster A. (shown below)

​Test It Out

Open a panel containing a dial. Clicking(our touching if using a touch screen) will now highlight the knob in yellow and the knobs and push button(if there is one) that are highlighted will respond to the Knobster inputs until another knob is selected.